If Draisaitl wins the Art Ross this year..

[Sweetpotato]

The interesting part is he was actually doing extremely well on his run at the start of the year. Dude was a force at both ends of the rink. He's capable of that but for about a month he and the rest of the team were a train wreck do his +/- look bad.

Edit: linked highest giveaways and gvaw/60. Not who I though I was gonna see haha

 

[ES]

yet the team is 12 games above .500
Must have gotten blown out quite a few times

Team is actually +7. However, Oilers have scored 51 PP goals while opponents have just 26 so in the goals affecting +/- they are -18.

 

[Icebreakers]

If you could take off all the minuses for being on the ice when the opponent scored an empty netter, it wouldn't look so bad.

Goaltending in Edmonton was a straight-up disaster for about a month & that din't help things out either.

X

 

[Hynh]

Did you watch him in overtime yesterday? He gave it away for two breakaways, but lucky for him Carolina was awful and he ended up assisting the Oilers GWG instead. He is a turnover machine so his plus/minus makes sense.

Was one of those giveaways the blatant trip that went uncalled? I really hate it when players let themselves be fouled into giveaways.

 

[Hynh]

You don't get a minus for being on the ice for an empty net goal. It's only even strength that it counts for . Or if you get scored on the pp.

Don't act so sure when you don't know shit.

 

[ijuka]

yet the team is 12 games above .500
Must have gotten blown out quite a few times

Oilers are 32-27. 2.5 games above .500 in win/loss.

Also, in 5v5 play Draisaitl is -1.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Oilers are 32-27. 2.5 games above .500 in win/loss.

Also, in 5v5 play Draisaitl is -1.

The NHL does not use a win-loss format.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Only one forward in EDM is a plus player. Kailer Yamamoto. Every other forward is minus.

Very interesting.

Kailer Yamamoto is the only forward that didn't play from late Nov to late Dec. They had an absolutely horrible stretch that all but negated their hot start.

 

[Icebreakers]

Don't act so sure when you don't know ****.

I'm sure

 

[Hynh]

I'm sure

Edmonton Oilers - Florida Panthers - February 15th, 2020

The Nurse goal and the Yamamoto goal were EN. How can Hoffman and Ekblad be -3 in a game that only has 2 other goals against?

 

[Sugi21]

Hold on everyone, I need to make a quick trip to the store for some popcorn.

C’mon man start stockpiling that sh*t you should know better!

 

[DarthProbert]

I like Draisaitl as much as anyone but can we just have a Draisaitl mega thread already? This forum is getting as full of Draisaitl posts as the trade proposal forum is with D to the Leafs proposals.

 

[Bank Shot]

I like Draisaitl as much as anyone but can we just have a Draisaitl mega thread already? This forum is getting as full of Draisaitl posts as the trade proposal forum is with D to the Leafs proposals.

Good idea. It should be called,

Draisaitl- A time to prove?

 

[DarthProbert]

Good idea. It should be called,

Draisaitl- A time to prove?

Draisaitl - I have spoken.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

This guy does not get talked about enough.

Almost getting into Matthews and Sandin the god territory....Almost.

 

[BlueBaron]

Almost getting into Matthews and Sandin the god territory....Almost.

Oh you guys have eclipsed us. Amazing for a much smaller fan base. Difference is who starts them

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Oh you guys have eclipsed us. Amazing for a much smaller fan base. Difference is who starts them

You're right. Glitchmarner and Kamiccolo start quite a few Oiler threads.

 

[Bank Shot]

I'd say more than half of the threads started in the last couple of days are designed to throw shade at Draisaitl and Mcdavid more than anything else.

 

[BlueBaron]

You're right. Glitchmarner and Kamiccolo start quite a few Oiler threads.

Don't make me add up the threads and the creators, we all know how that plays out.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Don't make me add up the threads and the creators, we all know how that plays out.

Go back to when Matthews was drafted, and then when he played his first game, and then the months afterward. See who started those threads. Let us enjoy our 5 minutes in the sun, we all know it won't last.

 

[Bank Shot]

The Oilers have something like a +12 goal differential, so I'm assuming it's more likely they're a negative team at 5-on-5 play, but their lethal powerplay is bouying that a bit.

They are -17 at ES.
Draisaitl is -1

Special teams are what is propelling the team.

Goaltending is likely most of the drag at ES. They are 26th in the league in save %. It's amazing what the different between 90% and 91% will do to goals against over a season.

 

[Bank Shot]

Don't make me add up the threads and the creators, we all know how that plays out.

Mostly non Oiler fans I reckon.

 

[BlueBaron]

Go back to when Matthews was drafted, and then when he played his first game, and then the months afterward. See who started those threads. Let us enjoy our 5 minutes in the sun, we all know it won't last.

Sadly most were started by Western Canadian fans who had to remind us Matthews wasn't better than X (insert assorted superstars), especially Oiler fans . Most teams get giddy when they get a first over all. We were almost as bad as Oil fans with McDavid (Who had several anointing him the best player before he played a game and then again before playing a full season) and just as bad a Sabre fans with Dahlin/Eichel (They were cooler about Eichel, the Dahlin hype was scary). That is old news though. Dra was drafted how long ago?

But you are right, enjoy your guys. You have two very special forwards.

 

[Cup or Bust]

I am not too concerned with his or McDavid's plus minus stats. Neither is great defensively, but often having very mediocre wingers on their lines hurt their lines ability to maintain offensive pressure, possession, and score goals. Combine that with having to chase the puck defensively constantly and inconsistent goaltending and you have a recipe for weak plus minus stats. Now that Draisaitl's line has two good wingers, they are scoring more, maintaining more offensive pressure, and the plus minus stats for the players on that line are improving. Not getting one scoring chance then lose the puck and back to defending, something that has been a problem for the Oilers the last few seasons. They look like a different team having a line that can sustain offensive pressure regularly.

 

[BlueBaron]

Mostly non Oiler fans I reckon.

Y0u'd be wrong, for both players